The latest scent from the luxury fragrance house is crafted from the ancient technique of cold enfleurage, a thorough and time-consuming process that gently captures the purest olfactive essence of jasmine, the vibrant and bold composition joins Acqua di Parma’s Signatures of the Sun collection.
Time is the most precious ingredient in this new fragrance, where the name ‘a Freddo’ reflects the rare craftsmanship of the method. Jasmine flowers are carefully hand-placed on purified shea butter and left for 48 hours to release their essence under supervision of a master perfumer. This process is repeated multiple times, with fresh flowers replacing the previous ones, until the butter is fully infused with the essential oil. The process ensures the capture of every nuanced olfactive molecule, preserving the flower’s natural complexity and richness in the resulting jasmine enfleurage essence. It’s a method steeped in heritage, where human expertise elevates nature to its most sublime expression.
The olfactory construction of Gelsomino a Freddo embodies the tension between purity and depth. The luminous white jasmine symbolises light, while black tea and guaiac wood add smokey undertones, creating a bold and unexpected duality.
“Creating this fragrance presented a double challenge: the first was balancing the contrasting elements while elevating the jasmine enfleurage extraction. Creating a genderless jasmine fragrance was the second challenge: finding the middle ground between the floral and woody elements of the composition,” says perfumer Daphne Bugey. The result is a complex composition where the cold essence of jasmine meets the smoky facets of black tea, guaiac wood, and patchouli, culminating in a gender-neutral fragrance that defies convention.
The top notes of Italian lemon, pink pepper, and artemesia bring a zesty, uplifting opening, while the heart reveals jasmine enfleurage essence, black tea, and orris concrete. The base notes of Gaia’s wood, cypriol, and patchouli essence anchor the fragrance with warmth and structure, leaving a lasting impression that resonates. The new transparent Signatures of the Sun fragrance bottle showcases the coloured jus and features a redesigned label. It is also presented in a newly enlarged hatbox with updated colour and finish.
